1. Bon jour

2. Bon jour À goupil endormi rien ne tombe en la geule.
Translation: Into a closed mouth no flies ever entered.
English equivalent: A close mouth catches no flies.
Meaning: It is wise not to speak when it is not necessary.

3. Bon jour À mauvais ouvrier point de bon outil.
Translation: A bad craftsman blames his tools.

4. Bon jour
À cheval donné on ne regarde pas les dents (French) / la bride (Canadian).
Translation: At a given horse one doesn't look at the teeth / bridle (the bit in the horse's mouth).
English equivalent: Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.
Meaning: Don't critcize a gift.

5. Bon jour A l'étroit mais entre amis.
Translation: Tight but with friends.

6. Bon jour À l'œuvre, on connaît l'artisan.
Translation: The craftsman by his work is known.

7. Bon jour À raconter ses maux, souvent on les soulage.
Translation: To tell our ailments, we often relieve them.
English equivalent: A problem shared is a problem halved.

8. Bon jour À tort se lamente de la mer qui ne s'ennuie d'y retourner.
Translation: He complains wrongfully at the sea that gets bored on it twice.
English equivalent: He complains wrongfully at the sea that suffer shipwreck twice.
Meaning: Don't do the same thing again and expect different results.

9. Bon jour A qui il a été beaucoup donné, il sera beaucoup demandé.
Translation: To whom much is entrusted, much is required.
English equivalent: Much is expected where much is given.
Meaning: With great resources comes great responsibility.

10. Bon jour Aide-toi et Allah t'aidera.
Translation: Help yourself and Allah will help you.
English equivalent: Allah helps those who help themselves.
Meaning: When in trouble first of all every one themselves should do their best to improve their condition.

11. Bon jour Amour, toux et fumée En ne secret sont demeurée.
Translation: Love, cough and smoke do not remain secrets.
English equivalent: Love, smoke and cough are hard to hide.

12. Bon jour A tout pourquoi il y a (un) parce que.
Translation: At any why there was (a) because.
English equivalent: Every why has a wherefore.

13. Bon jour A vrai dire peu de paroles.
Translation: The truth says a few words.
English equivalent: Truth gives a short answer, lies go round about.

14. Bon jour
Après trois jours, les deux poissons et vous pourrez commencer à odeur.
Translation: After three days, both fish and guests begin to smell.

15. Bon jour Attente tourmente. Translation: Awaiting – torment.
English equivalent: Who lives by hope will die of hunger.

16. Bon jour Au fruit on connaît l'arbre.
Translation: The fruit is known by its tree.
English equivalent: The apple does not fall far from the tree.
Meaning: "Children observe daily and — in their behaviour — often follow the example of their parents."

17. Bon jour Aujourd'hui à moi, demain à toi.
Translation: Today for me, and tomorrow for you.
English equivalent: Today me, tomorrow thee.

18. Bon jour Au royaume des aveugles, les borgnes sont rois.
Translation: In the kingdom of the blind the one-eyed are kings.

19. Bon jour A qui la tete fait mal, souffre par tout le corps.
Translation: Which has the head hurts, the whole body suffers.
English equivalent: When the head is sick, the whole body is sick.

20. Bon jour Bien mal acquit ne profite jamais
Translation: Goods badly aquired are not profitable.
Meaning: Crime doesn't pay.